New samsung gear VR

TechnoCorruption · 5 Apr 2016 at 12:53

What is the controller of choice for ease of use and high compatibility? I know they say the moga, steelseries and official but the moga and steelseries seem to not work with certain games and the official is like golddust.

kinger8938 · 6 Apr 2016 at 12:26

Still tempted to just buy one of these for my s6, kind of want to try a vr experiance to help decide if i should work towards getting one of the bigger boys down the line!

something daft already!! · 6 Apr 2016 at 12:49

I was blown away by it. You should experience it. After about a week or so, I was already a bit bored though lol. Not much in the way of games with any kind of longevity. I suspect vr may be a gimmick that you might use every now and then.

Merlin5 · 6 Apr 2016 at 13:50

TechnoCorruption said:
What is the controller of choice for ease of use and high compatibility? I know they say the moga, steelseries and official but the moga and steelseries seem to not work with certain games and the official is like golddust.

I bought this Ipega PG- 9037 and it works really. Only cost me £17.99 new on the bay. Good weight, feels quality. Has worked with all games in VR that need a controller. It also has a pull up extendable arm in the centre if you just want to to mount the phone and play games without VR. However, with android games (outside of VR), the moga apparently has more extensive compatibility and I did find some games that mine didn't work with.

kinger8938 · 6 Apr 2016 at 15:09

Can someone in the know link me to the right gear vr on the rainforest for example! Theres like 5 different versions! I have an s6 if that helps

Ta

Merlin5 · 6 Apr 2016 at 21:40

kinger8938 said:
Can someone in the know link me to the right gear vr on the rainforest for example! Theres like 5 different versions! I have an s6 if that helps

Ta

Yep, you want the Consumer Edition, not the Innovator Edition. The first two links on the rainforest are the ones you want. Samsung Gear VR (SM-R322NZWABTU) one for £87.46 and one for 93.49. Visually, the front black protective visor should have 'Samsung' in small letters across the top in the centre. You don't want the one that has 'Gear VR' in large letters in the middle of the visor, that's the innovator.

On Holiday · 6 Apr 2016 at 22:02

Hello VR'ers - what anti-fog solution should I use?

I've read that most anti-fog liquids are designed for glasses/lens etc and shouldn't be used on the plastic lens of the Gear VR?

Thanks.

Myshra · 7 Apr 2016 at 09:05

I put mine above a radiator for 10 mins before i use it

kinger8938 · 7 Apr 2016 at 09:14

Merlin5 said:
Yep, you want the Consumer Edition, not the Innovator Edition. The first two links on the rainforest are the ones you want. Samsung Gear VR (SM-R322NZWABTU) one for £87.46 and one for 93.49. Visually, the front black protective visor should have 'Samsung' in small letters across the top in the centre. You don't want the one that has 'Gear VR' in large letters in the middle of the visor, that's the innovator.

Thanks still hovering over the buy button, not sure!!

TechnoCorruption · 7 Apr 2016 at 09:22

Merlin5 said:
I bought this Ipega PG- 9037

Thanks for the reply, I ended up going with the steelseries stratus as that's what they list on the oculus gear vr site. It looks like it could be a nice replacement too for my wired xbox controller on my pc so hopefully a double bonus.

thep02 · 7 Apr 2016 at 14:00

Can't remember which vid I used to get cardboard on my vr but there's more free content and google are making moves, so here's a page of vids to get CB on your VR.

https://m.youtube.com/results?q=cardboard on gear vr&sm=1

e36Adz · 11 Apr 2016 at 17:14

Going to pick up a Gear VR shortly for my S7 edge. Managed to bag a sealed one locally for £67. Best free apps to download and get started with?? Thanks

e36Adz · 12 Apr 2016 at 23:42

Okay so I've been trying out the Gear VR today, downloaded some free stuff via the oculus app. It is amazing! Have you guys tried the Jurassic World clip where that huge sleeping dinosaur wakes up and comes right in your face!? I can imagine watching a horror movie and something is stood behind you

Seriously though, the clarity isn't there yet but it still tricked my senses. I played temple run VR for a few minutes, made me feel nauseous, I had to lie down for a bit :/ I also have the clip of Barcelona playing, just wow! Amazing technology which is only going to get better and better.

How do the £500+ dedicated VR kits compare to the Gear VR?

AndyCr15 · 13 Apr 2016 at 07:17

I recommend the Assassins Creed demo (Jack the Ripper one). I don't actually recall where it is, I think in Oculus Video. Also, Ocean Rift is a good one.

Rexxar · 13 Apr 2016 at 08:46

Barely used mine since getting it, just feels unfinished and too low res to really be immersive. Anything that i could get for it to change my mind?

AndyCr15 · 13 Apr 2016 at 09:25

I doubt it. Nothing will up the res.

I think it's rather a Martmite thing. You love it or you don't...

I've not used mine a great deal after the second week, but that doesn't mean I don't think it's amazing.

this_is_gav · 13 Apr 2016 at 09:36

e36Adz said:
Okay so I've been trying out the Gear VR today, downloaded some free stuff via the oculus app. It is amazing! Have you guys tried the Jurassic World clip where that huge sleeping dinosaur wakes up and comes right in your face!?

I'll pass on that if it's OK, but whatever does it for you.

But yeah, VR, while pixelated at the moment, looks great. I don't have the Gear VR (I bought a £12 Bobovr Z3 to get an idea with my 6P and frankly it's great value) but even in its infancy VR looks like great fun.

There's some not-insignificant difficulties to overcome. Hopefully an adaptive form of 4K resolution for VR (is that one of the reasons for the 4K screen on the Z5 Premium?) and a slimmer, less of a brick on the front of you face look (perhaps the G5 glasses?), but it's going to be really interesting where the next few years takes us.

Obviously movies and AAA gaming will lead the way due to their staggering budgets, but you just know there's going to be something coming out of left field that nobody has imagined yet that's going to change the way we do something or other. There are exciting times ahead with AR and VR. I don't think phones will be the thing (perhaps they'll provide the power, but that's it), but it's great to get a sense of how things might shape up.

Cosimo · 13 Apr 2016 at 10:25

If you want to view VR content without the headset then use this:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.samsung.android.video360

e36Adz · 13 Apr 2016 at 11:47

Cheers will try out some of those recommendations.

this_is_gav said:
I'll pass on that if it's OK, but whatever does it for you.

Damn, not my best ever choice of words lol. Those with the GearVR try the Jurassic World clip, I had to actually move my head back the first time when it came near.

e36Adz · 13 Apr 2016 at 19:35

Guys, try Smash Hit from the oculus store. Free little game but its enjoyable. Also, thanks Andy - Ocean Rift is great.